Human Rights Campaign (HRC)

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is the largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the United States. HRC represents more than 1.5 million members and supporters nationwide. The mission of HRC is to create a world where LGBT people are embraced as full members of society at home, at work, and in every community.

HRC was originally founded as the Human Rights Campaign Fund. Today, HRC is home to both a political action arm and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, which operates as a tax-exempt charitable organization. Created in 1980, the Human Rights Campaign Fund was the first political action committee in the United States created specifically to support pro-equality congressional candidates. The Human Rights Campaign ...

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